OUR OBJECTS
Our objects, as written in our charity deeds, are:
‘To
secure, for the benefit of the public, the preservation and protection
of the architectural
and historical heritage of Jaisalmer, India, and to
educate the public in the history and architecture
of the city.
WHO’S WHO 
Sue Carpenter (Founder)
Writer, photographer and the charity’s founder Sue (pictured
right with HH The Maharawal of Jaisalmer) first
visited Jaisalmer in 1984 but it was during her second trip in 1994 –
just after the devastating monsoon of 1993 – that she became aware of
the crisis facing Jaisalmer. Her campaign to raise international
awareness about Jaisalmer started on her return to Britain and the
charity was established in 1996. Achievements during her Chairmanship
include:
• Bringing international attention to the plight of
Jaisalmer, which led to World Monuments Fund selecting it as one of the
100 Most Endangered Sites in the World, and giving it their maximum
grant of US$100,000
• Instigating JiJ’s first two projects in the
Fort
- the restoration of the Maharani’s Palace, or Rani-ka Mahal,
which op ened to the public in 2001
as the Jaisalmer Heritage Centre
- the Streetscape Revitalisation Project
• Setting up a
programme of lectures and fund-raising events in the UK, raising in
excess of
£70,000
She lives in London and visits Jaisalmer annually.
TRUSTEES 
Mehra Dalton (Chairman)
Managing
Director of London based Greaves Travel and
Founder Trustee of JiJ,
Mehra (pictured left in 2005 receiving
an award in Jaisalmer recognising
JiJ's contribution to the
ongoing restoration of the city) is committed to sustainable
tourism
and the conservation of Indian heritage.
Anwar Siddiqi
An Indian financier based in
London, Anwar is a founder
trustee of JiJ and travels to India
regularly.
Sandy Boler
Consultant
Editor, Condé Nast, and former editor of Brides Magazine, Sandy joins
JiJ as a Trustee from 31st May 2005.
ADMINISTRATION
Veronica Hall
(Company Secretary)
A frequent
visitor to India, Veronica is Head of Business Affairs with an independent television
production company. Her role within JiJ encompasses
fundraising and publicity initiatives.
Robert Falkner (Accountant)
43 Montholme Road, London SW11
6HX.
A former senior executive with Ernst & Young and British Airways and a Trustee
of the London Wetlands Centre, Robert prepares the annual Report and Accounts on
behalf of JiJ
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PATRONS
HH The Maharawal of Jaisalmer
As convenor of the Jaisalmer chapter of INTACH, Brij Raj
Singh is committed to the conservation of Jaisalmer's splendid
architectural heritage.
HH The Maharaja of
Jodhpur
One of the first royals to convert his residence,
the Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur, into a luxury hotel and chairman of
INTACH in Rajasthan, he is committed to architectural conservation
throughout the state.
Martand Singh
Mapu is former vice-chairman of INTACH and co-founder of
the Jaisalmer Heritage Trust.
OUR PARTNERS
INTACH The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
A non-governmental organisation based in
Delhi.
World Monuments Fund World Monuments Fund (WMF) is a New York-based non-profit
organisation dedicated to preserving and protecting endangered works
of historic art and architecture around the world. .
OUR SPONSORS
Our work has been made possible largely
through the generous support and sponsorship of the following
organisations:
Greaves Travel
the specialist tour operators to India,
headed by Mehra Dalton, with branches in the UK, India, USA and Canada.
Greaves has helped to sponsor JiJ's events and site visits to
Jaisalmer, as well as organised successful tours to Rajasthan in aid
of JiJ.
The Staples
Trust A British charitable trust
whose grants have financed all phases of the Streetscape
Revitalisation Project.
We are also indebted to the following for
their support:
India Tourism Office, London, British Airways, City
Index Ltd, Tracy Kitching and Opium, Standard Chartered Bank, The CAP
Foundation, The Manifold Trust, The Oberoi Group, Cobra Indian Beer,
Andy and Arjun Varma of Vama Direct, Joss Graham Oriental Textiles and
gallery staff, Navras Records, The Ladies' Wing of the Indian
Merchants' Chamber and many other individuals and companies who have
donated prizes and gifts.
ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS
Jaisalmer in Jeopardy selects and commissions
its own projects in Jaisalmer. All money it sends to India is
earmarked for specific projects. It does not hand out unaccounted
funds to any government department or non-governmental organisation.
The system works as follows:
* JiJ
identifies an area that is in urgent need of restoration or related
attention
* JiJ commissions an India-based architect to undertake
a survey where necessary and cost the project
* JiJ makes
sure the costing is sound and viable before commissioning the
project
* Since JiJ has no base of its own in India,
commissions to date have been arranged through the agency INTACH. JiJ draws
up a contract with INTACH, which in turn draws up contracts with the
local contractors. INTACH is fully accountable to JiJ, and provide JiJ
with regular project reports and financial accounts. For this service,
INTACH, like all agencies, charges a percentage of the project cost
(to date, this has been between 5% and 15%)
* The funding is
released in stages. For our first project, the Streetscape
Revitalisation, for which the budget was £23,434, we agreed to pay 50%
on the signing of the agreement, 25% three months from commencement of
work and completion of 1/3rd of the works, and 25% six month from
commencement of work and completion of 2/3rd of the work. At the same
stages, we pay the same proportion of INTACH’s fee.
* In
accordance with Charity Commission and Companies House regulations, we
produce yearly accounts at the end of March, 10 months after the end
of our financial year on 31 May.
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